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U.S. Urban Segregation

U.S. Urban Segregation. It Can’t be Created by Law. Processes & Conditions that support segregation Self selection – choosing to live where people are mostly like you

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U.S. Urban Segregation

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  1. U.S. Urban Segregation

  2. It Can’t be Created by Law . . . • Processes & Conditions that support segregation • Self selection – choosing to live where people are mostly like you • Channeling – Real estate agents tend to show homes in certain areas to people who fit certain categories – example: white home buyers may have to specifically ask to see houses in north county, otherwise they will be shown homes in St. Charles county, West County, or South County • Socio-economic levels may discourage some buyers form looking in areas that are beyond their means.

  3. Maps reveal segregation • Socio-economic levels • Racial groupings • Ethnic Background • Religious affiliation

  4. Chicago

  5. Chicago

  6. Denver • Yellow – Hispanic (mostly west of I-25) • Green - “White” (mostly east of I-25)

  7. On the following Maps, the darker the green, the higher the percentage of African- American Residents (2000 census data)Interactive map can show asian, hispanic, white, and income (default is black): http://www.umich.edu/~lawrace/seg.htm

  8. Chicago, IL. • Compare with the socio- economic map above.

  9. St. Louis

  10. Atlanta, Georgia

  11. Boston, Mass.

  12. Seattle, Wash.

  13. Minneapolis, Min.

  14. Las Vegas, Nevada

  15. New York

  16. In the following maps, White areas are pink, Black ones are blue, Hispanic orange, and Asian green.

  17. Detroit, Michigan

  18. New York

  19. Minneapolis, Min.

  20. Long Beach, Calif.

  21. Miami, Fl.

  22. San Jose, Calif.

  23. New Orleans, Louisiana

  24. Washington, D.C.

  25. San Francisco

  26. Houston, Texas

  27. Houston, Texas Income Levels

  28. Minneapolis • Compare with maps of racial/ethnic segregation.

  29. L.A. Highway impact enlarged

  30. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  31. Cleveland

  32. Austin, TX

  33. Austin, TX

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